Technical Seminars/Presntations

  
(A) Oral Presentations

1. Computer Aided Learning: The case of Larson CD. First Prep-Year Math Program WorkShop: 12/12/ 2000. KFUPM, Dhahran Saudi Arabia.

2. Our Experience with CAL Experiment in the Term 002. Second Prep-Year Math Program Workshop: 12/12/2001. KFUPM, Dhahran Saudi Arabia.

3.  An Overview of MATLAB Project. September, 2002, Mathematics Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

4. The New Trend in Mathematics Education. Mathematics Education Seminar Series, 31/12/2002. Mathematics Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

5. On the Philosophy of Mathematics Education. Mathematics Education Seminar Series, 20/5/2003. Mathematics Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

6. Language and Mathematics. Mathematics Education Seminar Series, 16/3/2004. Mathematics Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

7. Language and Mathematics: The Case of Bilingual Arabs, Second UAE-Math-Day, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, March 31-April 1,  2004.

8. Computer Attitude, Use, Experience and Perceived Pedagogical Usefulness: The Case of Mathematics Professors. International Conference on IT in Mathematics, Seventh SAMS meeting, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 7-8/4/2004.

9. Towards Establishing a Mathematics Learning Center at KFUPM (with F. Fairag). International Conference on IT in Mathematics, Seventh SAMS meeting, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 7-8/4/2004.

10. Using MS Excel™ to do Mathematics (with M. El-Gebeily). International Conference on IT in Mathematics, Seventh SAMS meeting, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 7-8/4/2004.

11.  The Effects of Blended e-learning on Computer and Mathematics Attitudes on the pre-calculus algebra course. Second International Conference of Mathematics, AL-Ain, UAE, 12-14 Dec. 2004.

13.  Factors Contributing to Mathematics Achievement: the case of a Computer Aided Learning Environment (with Mji A. Wessels D.C.J. and Bokhari M. A.). Second International Conference of Mathematics, AL-Ain, UAE, Dec 12-14, 2004.

14.  Assessing Spatial Perception In Geometrical Context. Second International Conference of Mathematics, AL-Ain, UAE, 12-14 Dec. 2004. (on behalf of HM Wessels & DCJ Wessels).

15.  Local-Approximation of a Function: An alternate approach to define limit (with M.A. Bokhari).  Mathematics Education Seminar Series, 28/12/2004. Mathematics Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

16.  Analysis of problem solving in mathematics teaching and learning (Prof. Wessels DCJ). First Middle East Teachers of Science, Mathematics and Computing Conference, held on April 26 – 28, 2005,  Abu Dhabi, UAE.

17.  Using MS Excel to Solve System of Linear equations, Linear Programming, and Matrix Inversion Problems (with EL-Gebiely). 1st African Regional Congress of the International Commision on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Jun 22-25, 2005. 

18.  Problem Solving in Mathematics Education. Mathematics Education Seminar Series, 26/9/2005. Mathematics Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

19.  Predictors of success in Computer Aided Learning of Mathematics (With Wessels). At the 27th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Roanoke, Virginia, USA, October, 20 – 23, 2005.

 

(B) Poster Presentations

 1 On the Predictors of Success in Computer Aided Learning of Pre-Calculus Algebra. Winter Research School,

    Port        Alfred, South Africa, June 20 – 25, 2004.

 

2. -Approximation of a Function: An alternate approach to define limit (with M.A. Bokhari). 

    Tenth International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI-10), Copenhagen, Denmark, July 4-11, 2004.

 

3. Algebraic manipulation with polynomials using MS Excel (with EL-Gebiely). First Middle East Teachers of

    Science, Mathematics and Computing Conference, held on  April 26-28, 2005,  Abu Dhabi, UAE.

 

(C) Workshop Presentations

  1. A Short Introductory Course to Mathematica. A Three-Day work shop Presented to Aerospace Engineering Club, 17-19, April, 2005, KFUPM, Dhahran Saudi Arabia.
  2. Using MS Excel to Solve System of Linear equations, Linear Programming, and Matrix Inversion Problems (M. EL-Gebiely). A workshop presented at the First African Regional Congress of International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI), to be held South Africa, June, 22 - 25.